M John Harrison becomes first science fiction author to win the Booker prize

Re:M John Harrison becomes first science fiction author to w... by thorin on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @05:20AM (#50438274)

I only read his book "Climbers" which I thought was really good, non-linear and vague but atmospheric. I am a climber or at least know the world of climbing and M John is also a climber.

I'm tempted to read his other books but as mentioned the reviews are quite divisive. Climbers took me back to when I first read Iain Banks books, that is the kind of vibe I was getting.

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Re:M John Harrison becomes first science fiction author to w... by tpholland on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @06:16PM (#50447673)

Love Climbers. I'd strongly recommend Wish I Was Here, which has stuff about the climbing and fell running and is quite interesting "about" Climbers--he calls it an "Anti-Memoir" but it's kind of warmer than the vibes that gives and there's lots of interesting stuff about writing. It is a very dense read but also really funny.

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Re:M John Harrison becomes first science fiction author to w... by Loughla on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @06:34PM (#50447839)

>first read Iain Banks books

Holy cow that's a strong statement. I guess I'll have to get some of these.

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Re:M John Harrison becomes first science fiction author to w... by thorin on Friday November 13, 2026 @10:15AM (#50484758)

It's more the atmosphere than the plot I suppose, with an air of mystery.

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